strategic
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On Saturday, Iran continued to insist on state media that its armed forces controlled the strategic waterway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
A couple of firms undergoing strategic business reviews are Alkami Technology and Atkore.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
If provinces deem that they're not "strategic" water reserves, they can take them off Ianigla's national inventory, meaning they will no longer have those environmental protections.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Foot-traffic data incorporating last month hints at consumers becoming strategic.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
One time when he was forced by strategic circumstances to abandon a stronghold to the forces of Colonel Aureliano Buendía, he left two letters for him.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Vocabulary lists containing strategic
Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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